8-Sai Toshishita no Dousei no Ko ni Koishita

Saeko Ihara is a twenty-seven-year-old part-time worker navigating the quiet routine of her daily life, but everything shifts when she develops an unexpected infatuation with her coworker, Mamoru Take. At just nineteen years old, Take possesses a distinctly boyish charm that leaves Saeko completely captivated. However, Saeko is acutely aware of the complications surrounding her feelings. Not only is there a significant eight-year age gap between them, but they are also both women, leaving Saeko convinced that her growing attraction is something she must suppress. Determined to keep her emotions hidden, Saeko resolves to ignore the fluttering in her chest and maintain a strictly professional distance. Yet, maintaining that boundary proves far more difficult than she ever anticipated. Take has a naturally affectionate personality and constantly initiates close physical contact, completely oblivious to the effect it has on her older colleague. Every casual touch and display of warmth chips away at Saeko’s carefully constructed walls, turning her attempt to quietly bury her feelings into an increasingly impossible challenge. Caught between her desire to do the right thing and the overwhelming pull of her heart, Saeko must figure out how to survive working alongside the one person who makes her composure crumble so effortlessly.